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Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon is awarded to any member of the Coast Guard who receives a Letter of Commendation from the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. The decoration is retroactive to August 12, 1921 which was when the Commandant's Commendation Letter was first issued
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257:"Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.25E"
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138:. The award was established in March 1979 by
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324:Decorations
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457:Air Medal
210:Citations
268:Archived
177:See also
149:Criteria
277:14 July
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279:2020
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